Railway-brake.



PATBNTED AUG. 11, 1908.

C. F. GERLINGBR.

RAILWAY BRAKE.

APPLIOATION HLBD 11211.22, 190s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 885,851. y PATBNTBD AU'G. 11, 1808.

8. P. GBRLINGER.

RAILWAY BRAKE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 22 1908 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CARL r. GERLINGER, or DALLAS, OREGON.'

' Specification 1f-Letters Patent.

L RAILWAY-BRAKE."

Patented Aug'. 11, 1908.

Application Bled April 22, 1908. Serial No. 428,643.

To all whom it may concern; y

Be it known that I, CARL F. GERLINGEE, a citizen of the United States. residing in Dallas, in the county of Polk and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Imro'yements in Raiiway-Brakes, of which the ibllowing is a specification.

My invention relates to that classof railway brakes in which, m*hen a. carvheel is derailed, braises are automatically applied to #top the car or the train. l

The object of my invention is to provide pie and reiieble mechanism of this class :in carry-inc out my invention I provide a Yoss-bar extending transyersely across .the ck parallel with an adj stent axle and which extends over the rails of the track. This bar is e )rted on brackets or bars attached to op- 3 iourn ali-botes and it supports a valveifesing connected in any suitabie way withthe -f eine of the brake system. From the )er above mentioned is suspended another crossbar of the saine dimensions which is connected 'with the first-mentioned crossbar by vertical bolts carrying s rings which normaily press the lower Inova )le cross-bar away from the upper stationary one. The arrangement is sueh that when a wheel is derailed the adjacent end of the lower movable cross-bar strikes the rail from which the wheel was deraiied and causes a valve to operate to open the train-pipe and/.permit an' exhaust which will operate the brakes.

, in the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention, r igure 1 is an end elevation of so'much of a car-truck with my improvevmal condition.

monts applied as is necessary to, illustrate my invention, the parts being in their nor- 2- is a similar view in the derailed position. Fig. 3 is a perspective view Ashowing more particolari r the l'construction 01".' the frame-work o the truck adsptingit to support xnyimproved brake-o mating-devices. Figs'. and 5 show detai s. The car-treni; proper may be constructed .bie wr nie-work A being red to the jour- From. tho e upper and. iower rieidly connected nis cross-bar extends across the tri, 'e parailel with the axle D but belowthe liorizontalpiane thereof. It su i- 'oorts s ,-f'Jiivs--fi sine; E, connected bi i? with trein-pine oF the hre-ire s the brakes to be applied.

indicates the valve-seat'and G indicates the vertically o erating valve which is preferably provide with guides g.

f indicates an'exhaust opening in thc valvecasin below the valve-seat.

Be ow the cross-bar D is another' cross-bar. H which may be of the same dimensions. It is suspended from the cross-bar D. by means of vertically arranged bolts I on W ich are arranged between the bars D and H springs J. The bar H is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by its own weight and by the power of the s rings J. The valve-stem K extends down t rough an opening in the cross-bar D and approaches close 'to the uppor surface of the cross-bar H. Vihen the partsare in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the truck can move in the usual way without interfering with the brake -mechanism but should a wheel become derailed thecross-bar H Willabut against the adjacent rail in the manner indicated in Fi 2 and the cross-bar H will be moved towards the bar D, striking the valve-stem K andopening the valve. This will exhaust the train-pipe and cause As brake-mechanism of this class is often equipped with signals, it is' obvious that when my im roved mechanism operates in the manner a ove mentioned, signals may be applied at various parts of thetrain. As iany sets of the mechanism described as are found necessary in use may be applied to the various trucks. l

The devices are simple in construction, easily made and easily applied Without material alteration in thegeneral construction of the truck or the brake mechanism.

-I claim as my invention:

' 1. The combination with a truck-trame of a cross-bar rigidly connected With thc frame, a cross-bar suspended from said first-mentioned cross-bar and valve-mechanism connected with the train-pipe of the brakemechanism which is operated by said suspended cross-bar.

2. T he combination with thc joui-nalboxes of brackets secured thereto, a crossbar rigidly secured t'o said brackets, another cross-bar of the same length, yieldingly supported from said first-mentioned'cross-bar, and valve-mechanism su ported by the iirstmentioned bar connecte( With the brake sysltaein and operated by the suspended cross- 3. The combination with the. journal- I and springs interposed between said crossboxes of a truck, of :L cross-bar rigidly supi ported thereby, a, vulve-sawing mounted on said cross-bnr und connected wit/h the trainpipo of n bra-ko system, u, vulve operating in Suid easing und having a stem extending Witnesses: through the cross-bur, unoLher cross-bm* sus- MAuuUEn'l'rE T. BOYER, pendod from the 'Ih'stdnentioned eross-bur, OSCAR UAYTER.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subsorrbed my nzuuc. ,v

' CARL F. EHIAIMHCK.

bars for the purpose specied. .1C 

